The money is coming from the state’s Health First Indiana Initiative. So far all but six counties in the state have opted into the funding.
SHELBY COUNTY — Indiana has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country. There are 44 deaths per 100,000 live births, according to Indiana University.
For small rural health departments, that funding is transformational, mainly because funding a county health department can be complicated. Robert Lewis has been figuring out the formula for almost four decades. "I was hired under the COVID grant for a year and the last year-and-a-half I've been under the co-ed grant,” Sarah Thurman, a county health nurse for the Shelby County Health Department, said.
Staff also plans on providing programming to help with maternal care by providing resources for new and expecting mothers. One of the programs focuses on teaching mothers how to breast feed.
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